• Paint the Town Pink for breast cancer awareness this month

    Since 2007, Paint the Town Pink has raised awareness of the importance of annual mammography across Monmouth County with the help of surrounding pink towns. In 2014 Meridian Health brings this community-wide effort to more than 20 towns in Monmouth and Ocean counties. For the past eight years, Paint the Town Pink has encouraged every…

  • FIVE simple ways to reduce daily stress

    Dealing with the everyday things isn’t easy, but knowing how to manage life’s ups and downs is an important factor in maintaining a healthy heart. By Lindsey Romain CTW Features Stress is more than just frustration at work or exasperation from a packed schedule — in some instances, it’s a precursor to deadly debilitations. Stress…

  • State History Fair slated for May 10

    Spirit of the Jerseys will hold the 10th annual State History Fair from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 10, rain or shine, at Washington Crossing State Park, Titusville. The parking fee is $8. For more information, visit www.njhistoryfair.org.

  • Nonprofit essay competition accepting submissions

    The Curchin Group LLC, Red Bank, is holding an essay contest — open to all nonprofits — to determine the two beneficiaries of the ninth annual Curchin Open, a ninehole indoor miniature golf tournament for charity scheduled for Nov. 5. Nonprofits in Monmouth and Ocean counties are eligible to enter by writing an essay of…

  • Provident Bank grant supports efforts to remember Rwanda genocide

    Eyewitnesses to 1994 bloodletting will speak at Brookdale on May 14 Samantha Mustari and Christian Thompson of Communications High School in Wall Township add the finishing touches to a mixed-media artwork that symbolizes the evil of genocide and hope for the future. The Provident Bank Foundation has awarded a $7,500 grant in support of an…

  • Sea Bright budget hinges on award of $1.8M grant

    By KENNY WALTER SEA BRIGHT — Borough officials are awaiting word on a $1.8 million federal grant that would fund salaries in the police, public works and other departments before adopting the 2014 budget. Chief Financial Officer Michael Bascom said officials expect the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to render a decision this…

  • Wine, tapas benefit to be held at private residence

    The Latino American Association of Monmouth will present a wine-tasting event from 4-7 p.m. May 17 at the private residence of Marta and Michael Silverberg at 20 Grange Walk in Fair Haven. Proceeds will help raise scholarship funds. Enjoy tapas from the Iberian Peninsula and South American wines. Tickets are $40 in advance or $45…

  • Tensions still high over Trinity Hall proposal

    By KEITH HEUMILLER A meeting last month to discuss the Trinity Hall application was standing-room-only. MIDDLETOWN — Opposition testimony has begun in one of the township’s most polarizing Planning Board applications in recent memory. The Trinity Hall application, which seeks approval to build a private all-girls high school on a 64-acre tract on Chapel Hill…

  • Runners raise $40,000 for Boys & Girls Clubs

    ASBURY PARK — A group of local runners recently raised $40,000 for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County (BGCM) at Shore-area races, including the Asbury Park Half Marathon, New Jersey Marathon, Long Branch Half Marathon and Half Marathon Relay. Each member of Team BGCM was asked to raise at least $1,035 to sponsor…

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